1989 in Denmark

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See also:	Other events of 1989 List of years in Denmark

Events from the year 1989 in Denmark.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Margrethe II[1]
• Prime minister - Poul Schlüter

Events

• 26 August – Munkeruphus north of Copenhagen opens its doors to its first exhibition as an exhibition space.[2]
• 1 October – Denmark becomes the first country in the world to legalise civil partnerships for same-sex couples.[3]

Culture

Film

• 28 January — Both Pelle the Conqueror and Babette's Feast art nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Golden Globe Awards and Pelle the Conqueror wins the award.

Births

• 14 January – Lærke Møller, handball player
• 26 March – Simon Kjær, footballer
• 31 May – Daniel Wass, footballer
• 7 August – Søren Frederiksen, footballer
• 21 December – Thorbjørn Olesen, golfer

Deaths

• 3 February – Ebbe Langberg, actor (born 1933)
• 17 May – Finn Juhl, architect and designer (born 1912)
• 2 July – Hilmar Baunsgaard, politician, former Danish prime minister (born 1920)
• 30 July – Lily Broberg, actress (born 1923)

See also

• 1989 in Danish television

References

1. "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. "Munkeruphus' historie" (in Danish). Munkeruphus. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
3. "It's 30 years since Denmark made history and became the first country to introduce civil partnerships for same-sex couples". PinkNews. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.